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To help ensure that workers have a voice in their workplaces and the protection they deserve, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration today unveiled a new version of its "Job Safety and Health - It's The Law!" poster. The poster informs workers of their rights, and employers of their responsibilities. "This poster emphasizes a very ...

A whistleblower investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that Illinois Central Railroad Co., by conducting a disciplinary hearing, retaliated against a worker for reporting a work-related injury, which is in violation of the whistleblower protection provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act. "Railroad workers have the legal right ...

In an effort to keep you informed about legislation that impacts warehouse safety and performance, we wanted you to know about new legislation in California that may be embraced by other states. A proposed bill in California could impact the warehouse industry, including companies such as Inland. Supporters state that this bill is necessary in order to provide employees with protection from heat ...

On July 1, 2006 the Massachusetts government passed a law requiring OSHA 10 hour training for Construction Workers. We are pleased to provide an online training course to meet the needs of your demanding schedule. We even offer the 10 Hour course in Spanish. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive an OSHA 10-Hour Construction Outreach DOL course completion card with ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a meeting of the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee for April 20-21, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The tentative agenda will include remarks from Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels, public comments (will be ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a meeting of the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee for Nov. 10, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The Best Practices and Corporate Culture Work Group will meet on Nov. 9, 2015. The tentative agenda will include ...

Writer’s Credentials Following a twenty-five-year career as an Occupational Safety & Health Division of Compliance Officer, I conducted workplace/job site inspections to enforce federal and state regulations. I conducted approximately seventy-five separate fatality investigations, hundreds of non-fatal accidents, imminent dangers, general scheduled inspections, ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined Victory White Metal Co., based in Cleveland, Ohio, over $60,000 after the company was cited for several violations related to lead exposure. Workers were routinely subjected to higher levels of lead than the law permits, despite the fact that the company had previously been warned about the problem in past inspections. Overall, ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today published a Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers (PDF*). The publication provides guidance to employers on best practices regarding restroom access for transgender workers. The guide was developed at ...

Carlos Moncayo, a 22-year-old laborer from Queens, was trying to make a living as he worked on the construction of a Restoration Hardware store at 19 Ninth Ave. in Manhattan on April 6, 2015. Instead, his life ended that day when the 14-foot-deep trench in which he was working collapsed and buried him beneath tons of soil and debris. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's ...

A local steel fabricator continues to put its workers in harm's way, despite its awareness of hazards at its Farmers Branch facility, and a recent federal inspection that found more than a dozen safety violations. U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors cited Steel Fabrication Services Inc. for two willful, six repeated and ...

The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that a proposed rule for cranes and derricks in construction will be published shortly in the Federal Register. A current copy of the proposed standard is available on OSHA's Website for the public to review. The public comment period on the ...

A review by OSHA of its Lead in Construction Standard indicates the standard has helped reduce blood lead levels among construction workers, thereby reducing the incidence of lead-related disease.In addition, the lookback review also found the standard has not had a negative economic impact on business, is not overly complex and does not conflict with other regulations. However, OSHA ...

On March 12 of this year OSHA issued a memorandum on "Employer Safety Incentive and Disincentive Policies & Practices" to address its increased focus on whistleblower enforcement. With this growing focus on embracing the whistleblower, employers must now ensure that they provide employees an avenue for reporting workplace incidents free of any negative repercussions and recognize that ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced that nominations are being accepted for members to serve on the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee. WPAC was established to advise and make recommendations to the secretary of labor and the assistant secretary for occupational safety and health on ways to improve the fairness, ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued policies and procedures* for applying a new process for resolving whistleblower disputes. The new process is an early resolution process that is to be used as part of a regional Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program. The ADR program offers ...

BP Products North America Inc. (“BP Products”) today formally contested all of the citations, including alleged violations and proposed penalties, abatement actions and abatement dates disclosed to the company late Thursday by the Region 6 Office of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The majority of citations relate to a previously announced disagreement between OSHA and BP ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today released a new interactive online tool to help protect workers exposed to cadmium. The new interactive online tool will assist employers in complying with OSHA's cadmium standard (29 CFR 1910.1027). OSHA's ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Friday imposed a record $87 million fine against oil giant BP PLC for failing to correct safety hazards after a 2005 explosion killed 15 workers at its Texas City refinery. The fine — the largest in OSHA"s history — comes after a 6-month inspection revealed hundreds of violations of a 2005 settlement agreement to repair hazards at ...

Date of action: Sept. 3, 2015 Type of action: Decision and Order Name of defendant: American Recycling & Manufacturing Co., Inc., Background: An employee of American Recycling & Manufacturing Co. Inc., located in Rochester, New York, lost his left hand in December 2012 ...

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